Urine produced by the kidneys is stored in our bladder from there due to an increase in bladder size, as water is passed into it, it eventually stimulates nerve endings this in turn produces the feeling that tells us we need to pee (pass water). The muscle that surrounds the neck of the bladder is called the sphincter and under normal health conditions keeps the bladder closed until the feeling to pee is felt. The [...]

At the base of our brain lies the pituitary gland its day to day job is to produce a number of hormones such as physical growth, sexual development and reproductive functions. Area’s such as the thyroid, adrenal glands, ovaries and the testes are indirectly stimulated, to release their own hormones. Disorder happens through a lack or excess of a pituitary hormone and depending on which hormone is causing the problem, will determine the seriousness of [...]